Casual Residential Childcare Worker
Job Summary
Contract Type:
Casual / Seasonal / Bank / Permanently Variable hours
Working Pattern:
As and when required
Advert Start Date:
07/11/2024
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 01/12/2024 23:59
Salary:
Grade 5: £30,060 - £32,654 pro rata. Sleep ins (payable at £40.76 per sleep in).
Job Category:
Social Care - Children Service
Employment Location:
Sunderland
Further Information
Casual Residential Childcare Worker
Grade 5: £30,060 - £32,654 pro rata
plus sleep ins (payable at £40.76 per sleep in).
This is an exciting opportunity for you to work as part of a team that repair the trauma of the young people who live in our home. We will train you in how to work with our model “Therapeutic Reparenting” No qualifications are necessary.
We are looking for enthusiastic, tenacious and motivated Residential Child Care Workers with experience of working with children and young people. In return you will receive appropriate training opportunities as part of your continuous professional development.
This post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore will be subject to a DBS check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Applicants must be over 21, to comply with Children’s Homes Regulations.
Please note that Together for Children is unable to provide Skilled Worker visa sponsorship for this position.
If you have any questions about the vacancy or would like an informal discussion with one of the managers, please email peoplesupport@togetherforchildren.org.uk
Hear from some of our Residential Child Care Workers, who tell us more about what the role involves and what they like most about working in our Children's Homes.
Together for Children is committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse local communities that we support across Sunderland. We’re striving to build an inclusive workplace culture where all employees feel valued and diversity is celebrated by everyone.
As part of this commitment, we work collaboratively with our established employee networks:
• Accessibility Network
• LGBTQ+ Network
• Racial Equality Network
We welcome and encourage job applications from candidates regardless of their age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race, and background. As well as an attractive and competitive salary, other benefits of working for Together for Children include agile working arrangements, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and a flexi-time scheme. A comprehensive health and wellbeing programme is also on offer to all employees. If you have a disability please do reach out to our Accessibility Network Chair to hear how we can support you during the recruitment process and if you are successful, in the workplace’ peoplesupport@togetherforchildren.org.uk
Nearly 40 per cent of foster carers combine fostering with other work. Those who do say that a supportive employer can make all the difference, enabling them to balance employment with caring for children.
Together for Children have a fostering friendly People policy for all foster carers in their employment (regardless of their fostering service). This includes offering foster carers flexible working and paid time off for training and settling a new child into their home.
As a Fostering Friendly employer, Together for Children also help promote Foster Care Fortnight™, our annual campaign to raise the profile of fostering and encourage people to consider becoming foster carers and offer children the care they need - Foster with North East
Please note
This job is closed for applications.